Child
Passenger Safety Hospital Resource Information
**The information contained
in this section includes links and printable PDF documents that were
contained in a blue folder sent to 48 of Maryland's hospitals. The
resources were compiled by Maryland's CPS board and are the most recent
child passenger safety resources available. The PDF documents can
be viewed by using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat
Reader on your computer please click
here to download it.**
Table
of Contents:
Tab #1
• EMSC CPS Hospital Project Description 2004(Printable
PDF) New 2004!
• Table of Contents of the Blue Folder (Printable
PDF)
• Resource Index from Folder (Printable
PDF)
Tab #2
• Safe
Ride News Fact Sheets (available in English and Spanish):
Please contact Safe Ride News for subscription at www.saferidenews.com
#12- Are You Pregnant?
#03- This Is the Way the Baby Rides
#06- Check Your Child’s Car Seat!
#13- What Every Premature Baby Needs To Know….
#10- Health Care Providers’ Guide to Child Restraints for Newborn
Infants
#07- Car Safety for Growing Babies From 4 to 12 Months
#19- Meeting the Toddler Car Seat Challenge
#16- A Safe Ride for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Tab #3
• Child Passenger Safety Materials Checklist
(Printable PDF)
• Maryland's Child Seat Belt Law effective October 1, 2003 (Printable
PDF) (Spanish Version PDF)
• Maryland Law - October 1, 2003 Update
(Maryland Highway Safety Office/MHSO) with Booster 5- STEP Test (Printable
PDF)
• Maryland Child Passenger Safety Resource List for Parents and
Caregivers (Emergency Medical Services for Children/EMS-C) (Printable
PDF)
• General Child Seat Use Information (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/NHTSA)
• Proper Placement of Seatbelts for Adults (Maryland Institute
for Emergency Medical Services Systems/MIEMSS) (Printable
PDF)
Tab #4
• Every Child Deserves A Safe Ride (Maryland
Highway Safety Office- requires order form included in packet)
To obtain this document call Maryland Highway Safety Office-Meg Miller
at (410)-787-4077
Tab #5
• Are You Using It Right? (NHTSA- requires order form in packet)
Tab #6
• Prescription
for Your Child’s Safety From Your Health Care Provider: does
not include law update ( For Spanish language version, click Here). For more information
please contact Maryland State Highway Administration at (410)-787-4077
Tab #7
• SAFE KIDS Worldwide Campaign- order form
• 4 out of 5 Car Seats Are Used Wrong (English and Spanish)
• Most Kids Ages 4-8 Are Riding at Risk
Tab #8
•American
Academy of Pediatrics bookstore order form
• Safe
Transportation of Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Families/AAP
• Car Seats: A Guide for Families 2007/AAP
Tab #9
• Implementing a Comprehensive
Child Restraint Program in a Pediatric Hospital: An Effective Model.
"Pediatric Nursing"/November-December 2000/Vol. 23 #6
(Printable PDF)
Tab #10
• Selecting
and Using the Most Appropriate Car Safety Seats for Growing Children:
Guidelines for Counseling Parents /AAP Policy Statement
Tab #11
• Safe
Transportation of Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants (RE9617)/AAP
Policy Statement
Tab #12
•
Safe Transportation of Newborns at Hospital Discharge (RE9854)/AAP Policy
Statement
Tab #13
•
Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs (RE9852)/AAP Policy Statement
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